CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup (Spanish: Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF ), also briefly called only Gold Cup, is a swept since 1963 continental tournament for the national soccer teams to determine the football champion of North, Central America and the Caribbean. The competition is organized by CONCACAF.
After the founding of the CONCACAF (1961 ) initially replaced the CONCACAF Nations Cup (Spanish: Copa de Naciones de la CONCACAF ) the predecessor tournaments of North America ( NAFC Championship ) and Central America and the Caribbean ( CCCF Championship ). This was in 1963 and every two years from 1973, when he was awarded the status of a qualifying tournament for the World Cup, held every four years. In 1991, he was renamed CONCACAF Gold Cup and finds since usually every two years. He has lost since the role as World Cup qualifying tournament.
The competition regularly take part the national football teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. At the invitation took from 1996 to 2005 and South American teams participate. To the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000 and 2002 South Korea, one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2002, the first Asian country, and in 2005 South Africa hosted the football World Cup in 2010 were beyond the first African country invited. Previously, you could win the tournament, no visiting team, but Brazil and Colombia twice reached the finals once. Since 2007, no more teams will be invited guests.
As the football qualifiers Central America Championship ( Central American Cup ) apply to the Central American countries and the Caribbean Football Championship ( Caribbean Cup ) for the Caribbean countries. The three North American countries, Mexico, USA and Canada are set for the tournament.
The tournaments at a glance
CONCACAF Nation 's Cup
* At the same time to qualify for the respective World Cup the following year
CONCACAF Gold Cup
( Invited teams in italics )
Ranking
Italics: CONCACAF Nation 's Cup
Appearances
Italics: Invited Teams
Final placements
Explanation: